Federal Grant Award Summary

Fairfax County Public Schools received a $3.23 million Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid program (CFDA 84.041), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2031. This award provides comprehensive K-12 educational services to military-connected students and children of federal employees across Northern Virginia. The Impact Aid program addresses the fiscal burden placed on local educational agencies (LEAs) educating federally connected children whose families live or work on federal property exempt from local property taxation. Under Section 7003 of the program, Fairfax County Public Schools qualifies based on having at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance whose parents are employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services.

The six-year funding obligation supports the district's ability to replace lost local tax revenue and maintain educational quality for this federally impacted student population. As a Project Grant (versus formula-based assistance), this award reflects the district's status as a heavily impacted LEA with significant numbers of military-connected and federal employee families. The district will be required to maintain records supporting the use of these funds for three years following the final payment and is subject to applicable audit requirements under 2 CFR Subpart F and program regulations.